Mousetrap



A. HALL.

MOUSETRAP.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 17, 1922.

11 ,%35,8%11; Pmnted Nov. 14,1922.

ATTORNEY Patented Nov. lei, i922,

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ALLEN HALL, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

MOUSETRAP.

,Application filed June 17, 1922. Serial No. 568,942.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLEN HALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pittsburgh, in the county of r-illegl'ieny and lfitate 0r Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in .lilousetraps of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to traps, and more particularly to a trap specially adapted for catching mice and similar rodents.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a trap of simple construction and operation by means of which a number of animals may be caught at one setting of the trap. A. further object is to provide a trap in which the various means for catching the animals are eil'ectively separated. from each other in such manner as to prevent an animal caught by one of the catching means from springing the adjacent catching means. Further objects will appear from the detailed description.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a side view of the trap;

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section through the trap.

The trap comprises a baseboard 1 to which are secured end boards 2 the upper ones of which are secured to a top board The boards 1, 2 and 3 "form a rectangular frame within which is secured a central partition board a; which extends throughout the whole interior of the frame. Each face partition board l i divided into plurality of sections by means oi' vertical tition strips 5 which extend from board 4; to the opposite edges oi" top board 3. in each section oi board 4: there is a coil. spring (3 which is secured. at one end 7 to board The other end of this spring); is extended to form an arm 8 which presses upon a rectangular wire frame 9 loosely mounted through coil 6. This frame, when the trap is set, is held in raised position by a trigger l0 loosel y mounted interi'nediate its ends at 11. At its inner end, this trigger is loosely connected to the upper end of a bait rod 12 which passes loosely through an opening 13 through board 3. Rod 12 is provided at its lower end with a hook 14 for reception of any suitable bait.

ln practice. the trap is set by releasably securing the frames 9 in raised position by means of triggers 10, any suitable or pre ferred bait being placed upon the hooks 1a of rods 12, Very slight downward more 5i; ment of rod 12 is suflicient to disengage trigger 10 from frame 9 which, upon being rcleased, is snapped downwardly and inwardly through an arc of itPQlOXllllzltGlY 90 toward partition board its frame 9 moved downwardly and inwardly it is inn possible for the mouse or other animal to escape and it is caught between the frame and board a 2111C killed. It is to be noted that the partition strips 5 cll'ectually separate the various sections oi? the lateral faces of board lso that a mouse caught between one oi the frames 9 and board can-- not possibly strike the rod oi? the adjacent section of the ooard. This provides very simple and etlicient means whereby, in effect, a plurality of traps may he incorpo rated into one structure .at small cost and can be so associated as to prevent any oi the traps being sprung by an animal caught in another trap, the traps being so arranged relatiye to the partition board as to eliminate possibility of the escape ct an aniiintl which has sprung; the trap.

l l hat l claim is in trap of the character described, a baseboard, a vertically disposed part/Ethan hoard secured. on the base board. a top hoard secured on the upper edge of the board, vertically disposed s gs divl' opposite "faces 01' the pa 'c tions, frames lllOLilliJQill ends "traine-releasing movement oi? the bait rods in a prcdetcr mined direction.

In testimony whereof l ilfl'fif; my signature.

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